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Category: Features

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26th November 2020 Sam Hewitt Features

    Black Friday is here and we’ve been busy driving down the prices on some of our favourite products for a limited time only. Treat a loved one, treat a friend or to hell

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Technical feature: Tolling up

16th October 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the Archive

Taking a critical look at the tools you carry is a worthwhile exercise. Words and Pics: Tim Britton This little feature is probably one for trials and enduro riders rather than MXers, as there’s little

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Early days of long travel suspension: the 1973 GP season

8th October 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the Archive

As the need for success dominated the psyche of factory teams, attention turned to keeping the power on the ground… Words: Norm DeWitt Pics: Terry Good For 1972 the American Trans-Am series had been utterly

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King of the IT crowd

1st October 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the Archive

Put two off-roaders together and the first question from either is generally “What’ve you got on the go at the moment?” This is often followed by “You’re doing a WHAT!?” Occasionally, it is “Oh, one

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The Husky World Championship

24th September 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the Archive

In 2016, Brian Catterson, former editor of Motorcyclist, was at the CZ World Championships when he decided that a Husqvarna version was needed and similarly deserving. Words and pics Norm DeWitt Southern California was the

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You need… aside car trials bike

14th September 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the Archive

This is the bit where we dish the orders out, this is where we tell you what you really need in your shed… of course you might not realise this is what you need until

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Super Profile: Sandiford’s Cheney

7th September 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the Archive

With factories in turmoil and sliding to oblivion, the ACU had to look elsewhere for ISDT team bikes… enter the Cheney Triumph. Words and pics: Tim Britton Sometimes the best looking motorcycles are created by

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Original and unrestored

31st August 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the Archive

To be honest, this section in CDB was one we thought might last for three, maybe four issues before the subject matter dried up. But no, it seems there are more untouched dirt bikes out

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Anatomy of a winner

24th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the Archive

What does it take to win the Pre-65 part of our sponsored scrambles series? John McCrink investigates. Words: John McCrink Pictures: John McCrink and Eric Miles When Liston Bell won the Scottish Classic Racing Motorcycle

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Moto Memories: Going green

17th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the Archive

Photo: Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive www.mortonsarchive.com With the entries for both the full Scottish Six Days Trial and the Pre-65 two-day version now closed, the trip to the Highlands is uppermost in many

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